Vapour Corrosion Inhibitor (VCI) Masterbatch

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VCI Masterbatch, where VCI stands for Vapour Corrosion Inhibitor, is a pelletised additive masterbatch containing Vapour corrosion inhibiting compounds pre dispersed in a PE or PP carrier resin, used to produce plastic packaging film and bags that actively protect enclosed metal parts from corrosion during storage and transit without requiring any direct application of rust inhibitor to the metal surface. VCI technology represents a fundamentally different approach to corrosion protection from traditional methods such as oil coating, rust inhibiting sprays, or dehumidifying packaging agents: rather than protecting the metal surface by direct contact with a protective coating, VCI technology releases a vapour that migrates through the air space inside the closed package and forms a self assembling protective molecular film on all metal surfaces within reach of the vapour, including surfaces with complex geometries, internal features, and areas that would be difficult or impossible to coat by any liquid application method.The commercial appeal of VCI packaging based on VCI Masterbatch film is closely tied to the elimination of the cleanup step that is required when metal parts protected by oil, grease, or rust inhibiting spray must be removed from the packaging and prepared for use or assembly. In modern industrial supply chains, particularly in automotive component manufacturing, precision engineering, and industrial equipment assembly, the cost and time of degreasing and cleaning oil coated parts before they enter an assembly process is a significant operational overhead. VCI packaging eliminates this overhead because the VCI molecules that protect the metal surface simply evaporate from the metal when the packaging is opened and the part is removed, leaving the metal clean and immediately ready for use, assembly, or further processing without any cleaning step.VCI technology is based on chemistry developed in the mid twentieth century and has been continuously refined since then to address a wider range of metal types, to achieve longer protection periods, and to ensure compatibility with the metals, polymers, rubbers, and other materials that are commonly present in packaged assemblies. The VCI Masterbatch format for delivering VCI chemistry into plastic packaging film represents a significant advance over earlier methods of incorporating VCI into packaging, such as VCI powder sachets or VCI coated paper, because the masterbatch approach allows the VCI to be uniformly distributed throughout the film rather than being present only at specific locations, giving more uniform and reliable vapour phase protection of all surfaces within the package.The market for VCI packaging is global and growing, driven by the increasing sophistication of industrial supply chains, the increasing geographic distances over which components are shipped before assembly, and the increasing focus on eliminating non value adding production steps such as parts cleaning that VCI packaging makes unnecessary. VCI Masterbatch film is used across the automotive, engineering, defence, aerospace, and industrial equipment sectors wherever ferrous and non ferrous metal parts must be protected during storage and transit.

VCI master batch

Anti-corrosive / Rust-preventive additive masterbatch for LD Film Blowing.